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This new flag for the English region of Yorkshire was designed by Michael
Faul, Editor of Flagmaster, the journal of the Flag Institute.
It shows the cross of St. George, the historic symbol of England, with the
vertical band off-centre to the left, in the format adopted by most
Scandinavian countries. This reflects the fact that Yorkshire is part of
England, but also that it has close ties with Scandinavia, having been settled
and ruled by Norwegians and Danes in the eighth and ninth centuries. The white
rose is shown on a blazing sun, called "rose-en-soleil" in heraldry, which is
the Royal badge of the Royal house of York, the last member of which to rule
England was Richard III (1483-1485). The new flag has been adopted by the
Campaign for Yorkshire which is campaigning for a Yorkshire parliament.
Michael Paraskos, 20 September 2002
You may be interested to know that the Yorkshire Dialect Society has adopted
this flag and uses it as the masthead on its website. The Campaign for
Yorkshire has also expressed interest in "officially" adopting it as the flag
for the whole of historic Yorkshire (but has not yet actually done so). The
centre of the rose is yellow, for the pollen stamens.
Michael Faul, 11 October 2002
A competition for a flag for the West Riding, Yorkshire, is open:
http://andystrangeway.wordpress.com/west-riding-flag/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Ridi...299?ref=hl
Jason Saber, 22 February 2013
The West Riding flag has been revealed.
See also;
http://andystrangeway.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/west-riding-flag-unfurling-the-photos/
http://britishcountyflags.wordpress.com/
http://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/West_Riding_Flag
http://andystrangeway.wordpress.com/west-riding-flag/
Jason Saber,
24 May 2013
The flag shows the cross of St. George, the historic symbol of England, with
the vertical band off-centre to the left, in the format adopted by most
Scandinavian countries. This reflects Yorkshire’s Anglo-Scandinavian heritage,
the county having been settled and ruled by Norwegians and Danes in the C8th &
C9th as well as focussing the design on the hoist, westernmost, side. Placed at
the centre of the cross is the traditional white rose of Yorkshire, in use since
the fourteenth century, shown against a blazing sun, a heraldic combination
known as a “rose-en-soleil”. The same combination of “rose en soleil” device and
red and white colours appeared in the arms of the former West Riding Council of
1889-1974. The flag was chosen by a public vote, following a competition to
design a flag for the West Riding which was launched on Wednesday 23rd January
2013 with the Dalesman Magazine. Six designs were selected from numerous
entries, by a panel of judges, for everyone to vote for their favourite design.
Flag Type: Regional Flag
Flag Date: 23rd May 2013
Flag Designer:
Michael Faul
Adoption Route: Public Vote
UK Design Code: UNKG7435
Aspect Ratio: 3:5
Pantone® Colours: White, Red 186, Cream 617, Green 368/370,
Yellow 109/116
Source:
https://www.flaginstitute.org
Valentin Poposki, 2 July 2020
